Making up
for the July trip thus keeping my promise to deliver some missing photos of one
of the most adorable cycling trip destinations in the vicinity.
All snaps
dated 22 August 2025. The late Friday afternoon was cooler than usual at this
time of year and lacked sunshine, which took the gloss off the scenery.
An hour or
so before sunset, the path running parallel to the Natolin nature
reservoir’s eastern fence was already plunging into darkness. With trees and
shrubs on its both sides not pruned, the place seemed creepy.
As one
approaches the spot where the path turns west towards Kabaty, one can
stare at the fields and meadows of southern Wilanów. Far in the distance
are the developments of Powsin.
Not much
closer to Kabaty one can come across this allotment, nearly in the
middle of nowhere, yet with electricity connection, water from a well, not
reachable by motor vehicles. I wonder if its users (it definitely is not
forsaken) have a legal title for it. As I take the picture, a CCTV camera keeps
an eye on.
Heading
towards Kabaty, I pass by a cabbage field, no idea if reachable by a
tractor. Sunflowers from a nearby field are gone. In the distance - fenced off Natolin
nature reservoir. Trespassing strictly forbidden.
Neo
Natolin is an
estate of fancy detached houses. Construction started in early 2023, so first
dwellers have already moved in. Asking prices in late 2022 ranged from PLN 2.3
million to I don't remember how much, meaning a fully furnished house involved
an expense of at least PLN 3 million. I wonder who had hatched the idea of
putting up a billboard advertising the estate in the middle of nowhere.
Are we at
the back of beyond in provincial Poland? Nope. We are in rural Wilanów,
one mile from Metro Kabaty. The outpost has been closed for a while, but
looks like a typical rural grocery shop. Only a bench for local drunk addicts
was missing.
Clouds roll
by as I am back in Ursynów, near entrance to Warsaw underground depot.
Yellow leaves on trees are not a pure signal of imminent autumn, but indicate a
drought. Trees devoid of water offload a burden, shedding leaves. Note a
disparity in size of a 25-year-old Renault Clio and an ugly SUV, both basically
serving the same purpose of moving around.
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